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The mission of Apostles House, Newark, is to provide comprehensive social services to homeless and at-risk families in an environment that encourages and enables self-sufficiency.  Founded in 1984,  they offer a wide array of programs and services, including Emergency Shelter for women and children, Transitional Housing, and Family Preservation Services.  St. David’s has been collecting and donating food, clothing and furniture since 1988.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization.  Since 1976 they have provided simple, decent, affordable houses in partnership with those who lack adequate shelter and have built more than 175,000 houses in 100 countries.  Habitat houses are purchased by the homeowner families, at no profit, with no interest charged on the mortgage.  Homeowners and volunteers build the houses under trained supervision; individuals, corporations and faith groups, including St. David’s, provide financial support.

Heifer International’s mission is to work with communities around the world to end hunger and poverty and to care for the earth.  The strategy is to “pass on the gift.”  As people share their animals’ offspring with others – along with their knowledge, resources and skills, an expanding network of hope, dignity and self-reliance is created.  Since 1944, Heifer’s grassroots approach has provided food and income-producing animals as well as training to millions of resource-poor families in 115 countries, on the theory that if you give a man a fish he can eat for a day, but if you give a man a fishing rod, he can eat every day.   The children of St. David’s Church School have been raising funds for over twenty years for Heifer International.  Parishioners are asked to purchase shares of different animals during an annual carnival-type event.  The funds are then sent to Heifer International and distributed for the purchase of animals.

Located in Boonton Township, Merry Heart Health Care Center provides Long Term Care, Residential/Independent Living, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care, Hospice Care and Respite Care. St. David’s provides monthly worship services.

ST. PAUL’S PATERSON MEN’S SHELTER

St. Paul’s mission is to alleviate the pervasive conditions of homelessness, unemployment, poverty and illiteracy in the City of Paterson.  The Men’s Shelter provides emergency services to all in need and design long-term approaches for social and economic improvement at the grassroots level.  St David’s volunteers provide food and cook and serve meals on a regular basis for the St. Paul’s Men’s Homeless Shelter.

ST. ANTHONY’S SHELTER

St. Anthony’s RC church, located in Butler, serves the needs of homeless families from the Morristown area March through October.  Sponsored by Morris County, the families are bused to their jobs and the children to school; they return to the church at night for food and shelter.  Volunteers from St. David’s and other local churches stay overnight and help with serving food and provide socialization for these families.

Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Violence, Poverty, and Abuse

Strengthen Our Sisters (S.O.S) is a grassroots, community based, nonprofit, 77 bed shelter serving homeless/battered women and children. S.O.S. is dedicated to breaking the cycle of domestic violence, poverty, and abuse by helping women and children find alternatives through counseling, advocacy, support groups, parenting programs, child care, children's workshops and employment development programs.  St. David’s supports S.O.S. by contributing dedicated outreach funds in addition to donated toiletries, clothing and furniture.  In addition, parishioners provide holiday gifts for the children each year.

THE NORTH PORCH WOMEN AND INFANTS’ CENTER

The North Porch Women and Infants' Center, founded in 1984, is an emergency service providing four-day supplies of formula, baby food, diapers, cloths, and bed linens for needy mothers and infants in the Newark and Paterson areas. The name reflects the custom of the ancient church to regard the "north porch" as a gathering place and refuge for women and is a project of the Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Newark.  St. David’s provides North Porch with needed supplies on an annual basis.

WILLING HANDS

Willing Hands is a unique educational and work-activity center that serves the adult, developmentally disabled community of northern New Jersey.    Very few options exist for parents/guardians of the developmentally disabled community once their children/wards leave the public school system at age twenty-one. Willing Hands was founded by St. David’s in 1986 to meet the needs of these individuals.  Willing Hands continues to provide the developmentally disabled with opportunities to grow in their life, work and social skills.  Willing Hands is housed at St. David’s and is strongly supported by the St. David’s community.  Members of St. David’s serve on the Willing Hands Board of Directors and many parishioners work with the developmentally disabled as volunteers as well as provide both moral and financial support.